@johnjohn9191: "I am using Crown amplifier. You know the Output Connectors are High 
current screw terminals that can accept spade lugs, banana plugs or bare 
wire. While many loudspeaker use Neutrik Speakon Connectors and I have 
quite a number of loudspeaker cable with Speakon at both ends. I was 
wondering is there any reliable adapter available for connecting the 
Neutrik speakon connector to the screw terminal of Crown so that I can 
plug and play easily on the road ?"
    @spamtrap2: "<quote>
Female cable mount Speakon connectors do NOT (and according to Kathy at
Nuetrik will probably never) exist. (Speakon is a Nuetrik trademark and
Speakon connectors are made only by Nuetrik). There is a female cable 
mount connector in the Cannon EP series that will mate with Nuetrik 
Speakons but in some cases it has been reported to not be 100% compatible.
(There are probably some far east versions too, which may be of questionable
quality.)
I'll second the vote for using a connector panel on the back of the rack.
This is the solution I use myself even though my Crown amps have speakon
connectors only.
-ray"
    @Padrick: "Connector panel on the rack with NL4s (and PowerCons for AC), Mouser.com
174-5791 (black) and 174-5795 (red) banana plugs into the amp.
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    @arrgh: "On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 13:23:36 +0800, john <email_address>
wrote:
<quote>
I will have to agree with the suggestions to build a connector panel
for the back of your rack.
Back when I was involved with this sort of thing, we used exclusively
Crown stuff; starting with racks of DC-300s, then the Micros, and
later the Macros. We realized early on that wiring these things up at
a gig was somewhat akin to doing an automotive tune-up on the berm of
an Interstate Highway.
In addition to the outputs being on the panel, we also brought the
inputs out to panel-mount XLRs. We used about two feet of extra cable
for each connection. Then, we ran the rack screws from the _inside_,
exposing the threads. We set the panel on the threads and secured it
with low-profile wingnuts. This way, should anything need serviced, we
could easily remove the panel (without tools!) and set it aside
without unhooking everything. Later, one guy decided to cut the panel
about two inches from one end, and added piano-style hinges. This was
a nice, but not completely necessary addition... it allowed access by
removing only two wingnuts, and the panel swung away rather than being
layed on the floor during servicing.
We color coded them using paint on the panel, and colored tape on the
cable ends, making it almost idiot proof. We also used a very sturdy
piece of stock for the panel, in an attempt to make it 'Sasquatch'
proof.
For the AC, at first, we stupidly installed single panel-mount male
Edisons into the sides of the racks, and distributed power to all of
the amps from the single Edison. Quickly realizing the current
required by all of the amps in a rack was more than the single
Edison's rating, we swapped them out for adequately rated Hubbel
twistlocks. Hence, one connection, all amps in the rack are powered.
It might sound like a lot of work up-front, but the dividends are paid
in the additional time available to knock over mic stands and spill
beer on the monitors. (I don't do SR anymore.....)
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Tracy Wintermute
<email_address>
Rushcreek Ranch
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    @l: "On 11 Apr 2004 11:26:05 -0400, <email_address> (Mike Rivers)
wrote:
<quote>
He's obsessing on brand-name I think :-)
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